Seeming abuse of ethical
conduct, has become the bane of our men and people in government, years
back, this had been embedded in our body system with immediate last eight
years of Obasanjo’s democratic government scoring the highest percentage.
The era, honour and dignity became immodest, while, material wealth and
power amassment occupies the center stage, modus and adoration of our men
and women in authority. They believed, the yardstick for ones credibility,
are being measured by the essentials of landed properties, investments and
fat account.

Therefore, the struggles
within the men of power and authority rest squarely on personal
aggrandizement to the detriment of the nation and its people, more reason
why, over 47 years of our nationhood from today, the country remain
without focus and future after several reforms and talk-shops. Several
attempts were made, but, due to insincerity, irrationality,
self-centeredness on the part of the crusaders, of course, our leaders,
nothing can be deduced achieved or even the way forward proffered.

The celebrated Asian
Tigers with high proportionate economic break-through and good governance,
was as a result of their moral standard, sincerity of objectives, respect
for guides and rules, in other words, due diligence and rule of law, and
effective, functional none interference Institutions of government. But in
Nigeria, where everything goes, the people in authority subvert or break
the law as well, refuse to offer themselves for scrutiny, the issue(s)
would later be trivialize, politicize, regionalize or worst personalize.

Good examples of these
cases in question are; $16 billion power funds Vs Olusegun Obasanjo, N300
million heath funds Vs Iyabo Bello Obasanjo, $480 million AFC Vs Chukwuma
Soludo, Federal government assets Vs Nasir el-Rufa’i among just few. Those
that chose to compromise rectitude for the defence of these alleged
accused persons continue to misrepresent the facts. Some among them went
even out of context and conscience, exposing more of their ignorance,
incompatibility, insincerity and insensitivity to matters of national
prominence.

Indeed, Nigerians are
known to be people that easily forget things and let it go, that are in
the past. The citizenry are becoming more keen, interested and devoting
much of there times assessing issues that have to do with their lives and
nation, this was informed by the unprecedented level of degeneration,
devastation and degradation they went through under the immediate past
despotic government of Olusegun Obasnjo. The monumental contraption and
blunder perpetrated by his regime in all sectors of our lives as a nation,
very much put the citizenry at alert and more conscious of their
constitutional rights.

Therefore, it would be
deceitful on the part of these men and women to use diversionary tactics
to complicate things in order to get away with their inordinate and
inundated ambition. An adage says; “Once beaten twice shy” However, let me
not drag much of my feats, those in the vanguards of this uncouth
behaviour are no other persons than; Senator Kanti Mahmud Bello, Dr. Tunji
Abayomi, Yemisi Kolapo and Ijeoma Nwugwugwu of Punch and Thisday
newspapers respectively.

To begin with, on three
occasions, I heard Sen.Kanti Bello spoke, first, soon after the
inauguration of Yar’Adua’s government; he was in the news with
proclamation that they are the front liners, shakers and movers of the
present administration. Secondly, the recent interviews he granted to VOA
and BBC Hausa services on the issue of Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo Bello, quickly
reminds me of his position at the 1st commemoration lecture of
late Wada Nas where he persistently kept on calling Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
my president. He became a darling all, adored and respected at that August
gathering; many salute his acumen and candour.

Unfortunately, he has now
become a subject that can be tamed, “Kanti and the question of moral
rectitude”. No doubt, by virtue of his position as the Senate Committee
Chairman on Ethics, qualifies him to oversee to the later the case of Sen.
Iyabo Obasanjo Bello. Disappointingly, he over blew the matter, clearly
exposing his likely culpability in the said case, even when it became
prejudicial for the Senate to speak on the matter again, Kanti still went
ahead granting interviews, saying all sort of things without recourse to
moral value and the manner at which Nigerians may view his actions.

The case in question is
simple and clear, nobody is or wanted Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo Bello crucified
because of her father’s ugly deeds against the Nigerian nation. The
existing atmosphere is at variance with that of Obasanjo’s government that
descended heavily on the family of late Gen. Sani Abacha for alleged
corrupt practices, and isn’t that a sheer lies that EFCC operatives
manhandled Iyabo’s house help, reason why according to Kanti, she dock to
avoid humiliation? Isn’t it unwise or dishonourable for a senator of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria to refuse submitting herself before the law
and in that wise, save her innocent servant from the gullible hands of
EFCC? Senator Mahmud Kanti Bello, we should be sincere to our country and
selves, it pays little or nothing for a personality to be a sell-out.

However, the issue of Dr.
Tunji Abayomi, can be said to be more worrisome than the rest. A lawyer of
repute, hard liner and social activist with International cap to add,
advocate of democracy and good governance, gone to jail more than once and
several undercover for his crusades against military juntas. The same
Abayomi today, leads the vanguard for the defence of Olusegun Obasanjo’s
unwholesomeness and, much more enmeshed in the Police Equipment Funds
saga. Two times I heard him spoke on AIT popular program, Focus on the
issues of the police equipment funds and the supposed appearance of former
President Olusegun Obasanjo before the power sector probe, twice, I became
disappointed.

Further more, the recent
affirmation of the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose on ‘who is
Obasanjo’ at the same Focus program on AIT station, is another good
riddance to condemn any person(s) that stands in his defence, therefore,
Abayomi’s recent bold actions with regards to Obasanjo and his eight years
misrule, subject his conscience to scrutiny, I doubt his genuineness and
sincerity. Thanks for democratic rule, the deceitful ones are beginning to
unmask and uncover their original shell.

How can one imagine, the
Abayomi of all that challenges any action or inaction of late Gen. Sani
Abacha’s military government, which earn him an International recognition,
came on the air, telling the world that the unconstitutionality and
aberration of due process perpetrated by the former President on NIPP, was
right, simply because of the executive powers conferred on him by the
constitution? In similar manner, hailing the actions of Nasir el-Rfu’i,
former FCT Minister, revoking other Nigerians plot of lands and allocating
them to his immediate family as morally Ok? Is it ethically right for a
serving civil or public servant to acquire landed property, more so,
government owned and worst still, through manipulation? No! Abayamo’s
social crusade must be a fake.

And for the two ladies of
Punch and Thisday newspapers that came heavily in defence of Soludo/el-Rufa’i,
importing all manner of regional sentimentally, is rather too unfortunate
and contrary to the best acceptable practice in any civilized society.
Nobody doubts their intellectual and techno whatever prowess, their
actions with regards to these specified matters contrast with their
natural endowment. These persons are known to be the advocates of due
process and diligence, therefore, it would be immature and legal
disabilities on their persons to take any action(s) that are not
constitutionally conferred with. Hence, challenging their illegality,
shouldn’t be sentimentally invoke, this country is greater than any one of
us and must be seen to move forward.

For some journalist or
analyst to be found promoting North/South dichotomy, in this generation
and in whatever case scenario, is unfortunate, misnomer, social
contraption and morally imbalance. Let whoever found wanting in the
discharge of his official functions, seen to be punish to serve as
deterrent to others. Nobody no matter what or highly placed is
indispensable.